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Re: [PLUG] PLUG phone amusement
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That's freaky.
So he knew you but didn't want to tell you his name?
You should have told him that his motherboard would only except a Slot 1
P3, and that it may look like the processor doesn't fit or even is of the
same configuration - but that it just needs a little forceful coaxing to
get it in there.
I'll bet he never asks a stranger for stupid advise again.
> Just got a call from Ken Nosal (according to caller ID, he preferred not
> to id himself), 215/735-5967. He mentioned being a student at the
> University of the Arts.
>
> He said someone at Compaq suggested he look on the web, and he'd found
> my name through a "lie-nix" website. He wanted to know how fast a
> processor he could put on his motherboard.
>
> I politely suggested he search on google, that I had no idea. He asked a
> few questions about linux, which I answered and then suggested he
> subscribe to the list if he wanted to know more than a few questions on
> the phone could answer.
>
> Maybe there are people so naive as to call strangers and ask such
> questions, but I'm wondering myself if its a psychology
> experiment. Anyway, I'm curious if others hear from him.
>
> --
> Jeff
>
> Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
> GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B
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